Stair climbing test predicts cardiopulmonary complications after lung resection

Chest

Volumn 121, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 1106-1110

  Brunelli, Alessandro ^a   Refai, Majed Al ^a   Monteverde, Marco ^a   Borri, Alessandro ^a   Salati, Michele ^a   Fianchini, Aroldo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Complication; Exercise test; Lung resection; Maximum oxygen consumption; Stair climbing test

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY HEMODYNAMICS; CLIMBING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LUNG CARCINOMA; LUNG RESECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PERFORMANCE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; SAFETY; SPIROMETRY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0036208839     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.121.4.1106     Document Type: Article

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